Run, REPL & TUI

Default entry: what runs when you type anycode

How you start	Interactive TTY?	What you get
anycode (no subcommand)	yes	Fullscreen TUI — same as anycode tui; shared messages engine with stream REPL; use anycode --resume <uuid> to continue a saved session.
anycode	no	Line-at-a-time stdio mode (no ratatui), same as non-TTY repl.
anycode repl	yes	Inline stream REPL — ratatui viewport + dock; use when you want that layout or -C, --agent, --resume on the command line.
anycode tui	—	Fullscreen TUI (explicit; same as bare anycode on a TTY).

Session snapshots live under ~/.anycode/tui-sessions/ (same format for stream REPL and TUI).

Scrollback after exiting stream REPL: by default the CLI prints the full inline transcript again so you can search it in the shell. To reduce duplication with the viewport:

• ANYCODE_STREAM_EXIT_SCROLLBACK_DUMP=0 (or false / no / off) — do not print.
• ANYCODE_STREAM_EXIT_SCROLLBACK_DUMP=anchor — print only from the last natural-language turn (byte offset captured when that turn started; same anchor the streamer uses when rebuilding the plain-text buffer).
• full, 1, true, or unset — full transcript (default).

Read-only usage: /context and /cost in the host slash menu show message counts, configured context window, and last-turn token aggregates where available. /cost does not estimate dollars — provider billing is authoritative.

User workspace (~/.anycode/workspace)

Default user-level project root (next to ~/.anycode/wechat). Recent working directories are recorded when you use TUI, repl, or run (see projects/index.json in the Chinese guide mirror for format). Task cwd remains the current directory or -C; the workspace is for defaults and WeChat workingDirectory.

run

anycode run --agent general-purpose "Reply with OK only"
anycode run --agent plan "Design a technical roadmap"
anycode run -C /path/to/repo --agent general-purpose "Analyze this tree"

Logs are written under ~/.anycode/tasks/<task_id>/output.log.

Streams: run (and single-turn repl) writes task log path, progress hints, and completion summary to stderr; incremental tail and final Output body to stdout. FileWrite paths appear on stderr. This helps 2>/dev/null or splitting streams in scripts.

Verifying tool execution

If the model issues tool calls, the log may contain markers such as:

• [tool_call_start], [tool_call_input], [tool_call_end]

Use grep on output.log for quick acceptance checks.

z.ai / OpenAI-compatible vs Anthropic

Anthropic typically returns tool_use. z.ai uses OpenAI-shaped tool_calls. Under tool_choice: auto, some models may answer with text only. Mitigations:

Env	Effect
ANYCODE_ZAI_TOOL_CHOICE_FIRST_TURN=1	First turn only (system + user) with tools sends tool_choice: required.
ANYCODE_ZAI_TOOL_CHOICE=required	Every tool turn (debug; can force extra calls).
ANYCODE_ZAI_TOOL_CHOICE=auto	Explicit default.

Or set zai_tool_choice_first_turn in config.json (env wins when set).

repl

On an interactive TTY, anycode repl uses the Inline stream REPL (ratatui viewport + dock, multi-turn execute_turn_from_messages). While a turn is running, Ctrl+C requests cooperative cancel (same flag as fullscreen TUI / nested tasks); with an empty prompt when idle, Ctrl+C exits the REPL. Bare anycode on a TTY starts the fullscreen TUI instead. Without a TTY (pipes / scripts), repl falls back to line-at-a-time stdio (closer to “classic” line REPL), same as non-TTY bare anycode: while a turn is running after you submit a line, Ctrl+C also requests cooperative cancel (a background listener sets the same flag as TTY/stream). A second interrupt may still terminate the process if the OS delivers it before the runtime winds down.

anycode repl
anycode repl --agent explore -C /path/to/repo
anycode repl --model glm-5
anycode repl --resume <uuid>

• --model applies this process only; does not write config.json.
• Welcome banner on stdout; tracing INFO is suppressed from stderr by default — use anycode --debug repl or RUST_LOG for diagnostics.
• Approval: same as run when require_approval is true and stdin is a TTY; -I/--ignore-approval noted in the welcome box.

Fullscreen TUI (anycode tui)

anycode tui
anycode tui --model glm-5

--model is long-only here (no -m shorthand). You can also pass --resume <uuid>.

Cooperative cancel: while the agent is working on a turn, Ctrl+C asks the runtime to stop that turn cleanly (same mechanism as nested background tasks). When the prompt is idle, Ctrl+C still means “press again to quit” (see footer hint). Press ? for the full shortcut list.

Bottom input:

• /help, /agents, /tools, /context, /cost, /exit, and other host slash commands
• Normal lines start an agentic turn with shared messages history.

Slash commands: host vs prompt text

• Host-executed: In TUI / REPL, a first line starting with / is handled by the CLI (completion, /compact, /mode, etc.) before the model sees the message.
• Prompt templates: If you put /foo inside system_prompt_override, system_prompt_append, or skill text, it is not automatically executed—it is plain text unless you build a custom pipeline. The default system prompt reminds the model of this distinction.

Note: On a TTY, bare anycode defaults to fullscreen TUI (anycode tui); use anycode repl for the stream REPL layout. Both use current cwd and agent from runtime.default_mode (often general-purpose). Use repl / run for -C and --agent.

Terminal buffer: The default fullscreen TUI enters the DEC alternate screen (isolated viewport, OpenClaw-style). For main-buffer scrollback (closer to Claude Code without fullscreen / CLAUDE_CODE_NO_FLICKER): export ANYCODE_TUI_ALT_SCREEN=0 before anycode tui, or run ANYCODE_TUI_ALT_SCREEN=0 anycode tui on one line — a standalone VAR=0 line does not export to the child process. Alternatively set "tui": { "alternateScreen": false } in config.json.

Markdown and links in TUI

Assistant text is rendered as Markdown (CommonMark / GFM subset).

Env	Behavior
(default)	Underlined link text + gray full URL for copy.
ANYCODE_OSC8_LINKS=1	OSC 8 hyperlinks — ⌘/Ctrl+click in iTerm2, Kitty, WezTerm, Windows Terminal. Unsupported terminals may show escape noise; unset if so.

ANYCODE_OSC8_LINKS=1 anycode tui

Related

• Config & security — memory.*, approval matrix
• WeChat & setup — workspace + bridge